Palliative Care

"The doctors said he had a poor prognosis.  That was basically it."   "They said he isn't doing well.  So I guess we'll have to wait and...

“We’re not ready for hospice…but what about palliative care?  Can she get that?”   The man, probably in his late 60s, was the designated...

Discussing prognosis can cause more anxiety than good in some...and it may relieve anxiety and the overwhelming sense of uncertainty in...

"Five years from now, which decision would you regret the least in making?" When their loved one is not doing well and not able to make...

When it comes to knowing what to say or what to do with a friend or acquaintance who is deeply grieving loss, I would probably feel just...

"At this time, knowing what you know about your medical condition, what is most important to you?" When a palliative care physician asks...

“She’s getting better!” Ruben emphatically exclaimed, as he grasped his wife’s hand. Dr. Les, the palliative care specialist meeting...

A “sliding doors moment” is a seemingly inconsequential moment that ultimately changes the trajectory of future events in a dramatic...

At least a couple times a year, I sit with a new patient who is undergoing surgery, radiation, and/or chemotherapy and who turns still...

I hear doctors comment that their colleagues feel like they have failed in the face of impending death of one of their patients (though I...